The engine, designated 5M15, uses liquid methane and liquid oxygen as propellants. XCOR and ATK are developing the initial workhorse version of the 7,500 lbf LOX/methane engine for NASA.

ATK Successfully Test Fires 3,500 lbf Liquid Oxygen/Methane Rocket Engine in Vacuum by SpaceRef December 12, 2007. Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X; ...

(Reuters) -Reusable rocket developer Innovative Rocket Technologies, commonly known as iRocket, will go public in the U.S.

Innovative Rocket Technologies, or iRocket, is set to become a publicly traded company through a $400 million merger with BPGC Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company backed by financier ...

As an oxidizer rich staged combustion cycle powered by liquid oxygen and methane, Archimedes is a unique rocket engine of its thrust class, engine cycle, and propellant combination.

Welcome to Edition 8.02 of the Rocket Report! It's worth taking a moment to recognize an important anniversary in the history ...

Japan's primary rocket builder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, is another titan of Japanese industry, but it has never launched more than six space missions in a single year. MHI's newest rocket, the H3 ...

One test-fired a new hydrogen-oxygen engine for the upper stage of an unspecified rocket for 100 seconds. It was conducted by the 101 Institute of CASC's Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology.

Rocket Engines, Liquid Fuel, Dual XLR-11 (X-15 Interim Engine Pair) National Air and Space Museum. Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions Apply Click for more information. Click to view ...

Development began in 1950 by North American Aviation. The engine used liquid oxygen and alcohol and developed 75,000 pounds of thrust. On January 31, 1958, a modified Redstone rocket called the ...

A 130-ton-thrust, reusable kerosene-liquid oxygen engine aced a pair of consecutive ground ignition tests on Sunday (April 14). This means the engine — key to the development of the nation's new ...